Why Gary Player said he had the best record in world golf over Jack Nicklaus
Not a soul on this planet thinks Gary Player is a better golfer than he does. The nine-time major winner is undoubtedly one of the greatest players to ever play the game, and boy, does he know it.
Photo by Richard Heathcote/R&A/R&A via Getty Images Not a soul on this planet thinks Gary Player is a better golfer than he does. The nine-time major winner is undoubtedly one of the greatest players to ever play the game, and boy, does he know it. He once named his top three golfers of all time: Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and himself.
The South African is incredibly outspoken about nearly everything to do with the sport, and, as one of the greatest ever international players, has been a major advocate for growing the game worldwide. And he holds this opinion as the man with the best golfing record in the world, or so he said. Photo by Kevin C.
Cox/Getty Images Gary Player explained how he has the greatest golfing record in the world Player wasn’t just a star on the PGA Tour, where he won 24 times. As a proud South African, he took his talents worldwide. He won 20 times on the Sunshine Tour, played in Southern and East Africa, twice on the PGA Tour of Australasia and four times on the European Tour.
He also had 63 other wins from all over the world, from Egypt to Chile. With that international record, Player said after winning the 1978 Masters, “Last week at Greensboro, I was called a fading star. People kept asking me why I haven’t won anything in three years.